Kiranmala and the Kingdom Beyond
#5263.99 in the official ranking · full ranking
Books 8 books Status Unfinished 2018–2024 Reading commitment High Sayantani DasGupta Last reviewed 2026-11-01
Overview
Sayantani DasGupta's Kingdom Beyond books, published by Scholastic from 2018, draw on Bengali and other Indian folktales. The first series follows Kiranmala, a sixth grader from Parsippany, New Jersey, who learns she is a princess from the Kingdom Beyond, an alternate dimension of demons, serpents and riddles. A second series, the Pinki Adventures, follows a young demon student who becomes a resistance leader in the same realm. A third, Secrets of the Sky, sends the twins Kiya and Kinjal into the Sky Kingdom and back to the Kingdom Beyond. Eight novels have appeared between 2018 and 2024; no further titles were found announced.
Portal fantasy, Mythic fantasy · For Middle grade
Core Canon: Reading Order (8 works) counts toward ranking
Kiranmala and the Kingdom Beyond Sayantani DasGupta
| Work | Year | Internal chron. | Canon | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | The Serpent's Secret | 2018 | 1 | core | 3.89 (6,079 ratings) |
 | Game of Stars; Published in hardcover; the ISBN comes from the publisher's hardcover link. | 2019 | 2 | core | 4.15 (2,061 ratings) |
 | The Chaos Curse | 2020 | 3 | core | 4.18 (1,136 ratings) |
Sixth grader Kiranmala learns she is a princess from the Kingdom Beyond and fights to save it.
The Pinki Adventures Sayantani DasGupta
| Work | Year | Internal chron. | Canon | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Force of Fire | 2021 | 1 | core | 4.11 (518 ratings) |
 | Crown of Flames | 2022 | 2 | core | 4.10 (135 ratings) |
A young rakkhosh demon named Pinki is drawn into the resistance against the serpent rulers of the Kingdom Beyond.
Secrets of the Sky Sayantani DasGupta
| Work | Year | Internal chron. | Canon | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | The Chaos Monster | 2023 | 1 | core | 3.71 (144 ratings) |
 | The Poison Waves | 2023 | 2 | core | 4.05 (56 ratings) |
 | The Ghost Forest | 2024 | 3 | core | 4.36 (33 ratings) |
Twins Kiya and Kinjal help magical creatures of the Sky Kingdom and the Kingdom Beyond.
Quick answers
- How many books are in Kiranmala and the Kingdom Beyond? Kiranmala and the Kingdom Beyond's Core Canon is 8 books.
- What is the reading order for Kiranmala and the Kingdom Beyond? Publication order, starting with The Serpent's Secret. Full list and years in the Core Canon table above.
- Is Kiranmala and the Kingdom Beyond finished? Unfinished (2018–2024).
- How much reading does Kiranmala and the Kingdom Beyond take? High reading commitment (estimated from 8 Core Canon books).
- How is Kiranmala and the Kingdom Beyond ranked? #526 in this site's official ranking, based on 10,162 reader ratings across 8 Core Canon books. See the full ranking for how this is calculated.
Why is it ranked #526?
Ranked #526 in the official ranking.
- Average reader rating of 3.99 across 8 core books.
- A smaller readership (10,162 ratings), so the score carries less weight of numbers.
- Uneven reception: its books range from 3.71 to 4.36.
- Less than 0.01 behind #525, Bed-Knob and Broomstick (a finer tie-break level decides the order).
- Below the top-10 average of 4.46.
Why explore this universe?
Well rated · 8 books · Unfinished · 10k ratings · Ranks #526 overall
Good choice if you want a long-running portal fantasy universe.
Reading order
Publication order (8 Core Canon books)
- The Serpent's Secret (2018)
- Game of Stars (2019)
- The Chaos Curse (2020)
- Force of Fire (2021)
- Crown of Flames (2022)
- The Chaos Monster (2023)
- The Poison Waves (2023)
- The Ghost Forest (2024)
Documented internal/story order
- The Serpent's Secret (2018)
- Force of Fire (2021)
- The Chaos Monster (2023)
- Game of Stars (2019)
- Crown of Flames (2022)
- The Poison Waves (2023)
- The Chaos Curse (2020)
- The Ghost Forest (2024)
Awards (verified)
- No awards found for this universe.
You might also like
Suggestions computed from what Kiranmala and the Kingdom Beyond and each of these worlds have in common on record (subgenre, audience, shape, reading commitment and score), not a documented narrative connection.
- The Land of Stories Portal fantasy / Fairy-tale retelling · Complete · High commitment · 4.36
- The Riordanverse Mythic fantasy · Ongoing · High commitment · 4.34
- Fablehaven Portal fantasy / Urban fantasy · Ongoing · High commitment · 4.28
- The Chronicles of Narnia Portal fantasy · Complete · High commitment · 4.14
Official resources
Research details
Ranking metrics: weighted average 3.99 across 10,162 ratings on 8 Core Canon books. See Why is it ranked here? above for the full breakdown, or the full ranking.
How do we know this?
Admission: Canon Extension: 27 universes from the candidate register; 3 candidates ruled out accepted 2026-11-01
Sources: (see source tier definitions)
- Scholastic Tier 2
- Wikipedia: Sayantani DasGupta Tier 2
Last reviewed: 2026-11-01
Rule: Core Canon = the eight Kingdom Beyond novels, from The Serpent's Secret (2018) to The Ghost Forest (2024), across the Kiranmala, Pinki Adventures and Secrets of the Sky series.